Quality of life comparison
If you lived in India instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 93.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In India, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2017.
live 5.1 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In India, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 59.4% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In India, that number is 3.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 79.4% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in India, the GDP per capita is $6,100 as of 2020.
be 76.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In India, that number is 8.5% as of 2017.
be 46.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In India, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 61.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In India, 145.0 women do as of 2017.
be 36.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In India, on the other hand, 30.3 children do as of 2022.
have 47.1% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In India, there are 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 37.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In India, that number is 99% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 4.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In India, about 43.0% do as of 2020.
be 13.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In India, that number is 96% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.3% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. India spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
spend 42.9% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In India, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 41.4 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In India, that number is 7,000 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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